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The Shelley Irwin Show

He’s off on another adventure and invites you to swim along

By Shelley Irwin

Published June 27, 2024 at 10:32 AM EDT

Great Lakes Overhead View

We talk to Marathon Don Kern about his swim of all 5 great lakes in a day.

He’s off on another adventure and invites you to swim along. We talk to Marathon Don Kern about his swim of all 5 great lakes in a day come Mid July. Kern directs the GR Marathon and more, yet takes his life on personal challenges to inspire.

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Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.

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